GEORGIA (LOOTPRESS) – Federal authorities detained 475 workers during a large-scale immigration enforcement raid at Hyundai’s massive facility in Georgia on Thursday, officials announced.

Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Georgia, said Friday that most of those detained were Korean nationals, though he could not provide an exact figure.

The workers were employed by various companies at the site, including subcontractors.

No criminal charges were announced, but Schrank said the raid was part of a months-long investigation into unlawful employment practices and other federal crimes. He described it as the largest single-site enforcement action in HSI’s history.

Those detained included individuals accused of entering the U.S. illegally, o

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